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H-E-B donates $100,000 to UT Outpost

H-E-B donates $100,000 to UT Outpost

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter November 12, 2025

UT Outpost, the on-campus food pantry and career closet, received a $100,000 donation from H-E-B, which was announced during the Nov. 1 Texas-Vanderbilt football game. The $100,000 donation will cover...

Students walk past signs urging people to vote yes or no on Prop. Q near the Texas Union on Nov. 4.

Austin voters reject tax rate increase, city releases new budget proposal

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter November 10, 2025

Austinite Carol Stall said she has lived in Austin since “the hippie days” of 1973. When her taxes got too high, Stall and her husband moved to East Austin from the Zilker neighborhood about 15 years...

Protesters march around the tower during a protest against the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Friday, organized by Students for a Democratic Society. The protest coincided with UT's ring day celebration.

‘Administration has an obligation’: Students sit in at Tower, protest against compact, consolidation

Emily Krupa and Justin Doud November 8, 2025

Around 100 students protested on campus against the Trump administration’s compact and the University’s consolidation plans on Friday, culminating in a short sit-in in the UT Tower. Demonstrators...

Kathie Tovo speaks at the 2024 LBJ Austin Mayoral Forum at Austin PBS on Sept. 25, 2024.

Antiguo miembro del concejo y miembro adjunto de facultad se postula para representante del estado de Tejas

Emily Krupa, Dania Lopez-Gomez November 6, 2025

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 27 de octubre de 2025 por Emily Krupa y fue traducido al español por Dania Lopez-Gomez el 28 de octubre de 2025. Un antiguo miembro del...

Former Austin mayor pro tem and former City Council member Kathie Tovo is pictured outside the Union Building on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Former City Council member, former adjunct faculty member joins race for Texas state representative

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter November 5, 2025

As a graduate student at UT, Kathie Tovo picked out 19th and 20th-century literature to teach a women’s autobiography course.  Now, she said, courses like the one she taught are being flagged for...

‘Incredible honor’: UT graduate students win national inventing competition

‘Incredible honor’: UT graduate students win national inventing competition

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter November 4, 2025

Two UT graduate students won a national inventing competition after creating a device that can capture and produce water directly from the air, according to an Oct. 22 University news release. Weixin...

United States Grand Prix to stay in Austin through 2034

United States Grand Prix to stay in Austin through 2034

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter November 3, 2025

The United States Grand Prix races will remain in Austin until the 2034 season, according to an Oct. 19 Formula 1 press release.   The event is hosted annually by F1 at the Circuit of the Americas...

Protesters chant and hold up signs in front of the Littlefield House on Oct. 22, 2025.  The protest was organized by Not Our Texas in opposition to Trump’s compact.

Esto no se detendrá en la educación superior”: estudiantes protestan contra el pacto de la administración Trump

Alex Leisk, Emily Krupa, and Rolando Vitela October 30, 2025

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 21 de octubre de 2025 por Alex Leisk y Emily Krupa y fue traducido al español por Rolando Vitela el 21 de octubre de 2025. Alrededor de...

Kathie Tovo speaks at the 2024 LBJ Austin Mayoral Forum at Austin PBS on Sept. 25, 2024.

Former Council Member, adjunct faculty member running for Texas state representative

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter October 27, 2025

A former city council member and former UT adjunct faculty member announced a campaign for Texas state representative on Monday. Kathie Tovo will run as a Democrat for House District 49, which includes...

Protesters walk down 21st street during the Students for a Democratic Society protest on Oct. 20, 2025.

‘This won’t stop at higher education:’ students protest against Trump administration compact

Alex Leisk and Emily Krupa October 21, 2025

Around 200 students and community members protested on campus on Monday against the Trump administration’s compact offered to the University earlier this month. The compact would give universities...

City council approves resolution to encourage creation of coffee shops near neighborhoods

City council approves resolution to encourage creation of coffee shops near neighborhoods

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter October 20, 2025

Austin residential areas could see more coffee shops, cafes and coffee trucks after the Austin City Council approved a resolution during its Oct. 9 meeting to encourage their establishment.  The effort...

UT professor, students develop ‘game changer’ AI tutoring tool for first-year engineering students

UT professor, students develop ‘game changer’ AI tutoring tool for first-year engineering students

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter October 14, 2025

First-year engineering students struggling to understand concepts like computer programming and hardware can now ask an artificial intelligence tutor for help after a UT engineering professor and two students...

What’s on the ballot in November?

What’s on the ballot in November?

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter October 7, 2025

The state will hold a constitutional amendment election on Nov. 4, where voters will vote on 17 propositions to amend the Texas Constitution. Voters in Austin will also vote on Proposition Q, which will...

UT launches program to study data center sustainability

UT launches program to study data center sustainability

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter October 6, 2025

The Jackson School of Geosciences started a new program where members will research sustainability and data centers, according to a Sept. 23 news release. The program, Collaborative Optimization &...

People gather on Sanchez Plaza outside the George I. Sanchez building, Sept. 20, 2025.

College of Education announces renovations to Sánchez Plaza, Bellmont Hall

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter September 29, 2025

The College of Education announced ongoing and future renovation plans for two buildings, according to a Sept. 11 news release. The plans include adding an art installation and an outdoor student space...

State attorneys general send letter to universities to protect free speech

State attorneys general send letter to universities to protect free speech

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter September 28, 2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with a coalition of other state attorneys general, sent a letter to universities across the country urging them to defend free speech on campus after Charlie Kirk...

Austin community members visit Barton Springs on Sept. 19, 2025.

El distrito de conservation del Acuífero Barton Springs Edwards anuncia una sequía excepcional por segunda vez en la historia

Emily Krupa and Angel Bahena September 27, 2025

Nota del editor: Este artículo fue creado originalmente por Emily Krupa el 23 de septiembre de 2025 y traducido al español por Valery Martinez Rodriguez el 24 de septiembre de  2025. El distrito...

Investigadores de la ciudad y UT realizan un estudio de “primer paso” sobre microplásticos en los lagos de Austin

Investigadores de la ciudad y UT realizan un estudio de “primer paso” sobre microplásticos en los lagos de Austin

Emily Krupa and Maria Guerra September 26, 2025

Nota del editor: Este artículo fue creado originalmente por Emily Krupa el 22 de septiembre de 2025 y traducido al español por Maria Guerra el 23 de septiembre de 2025.  Investigadores de UT colaboraron...

Austin community members visit Barton Springs on Sept. 19, 2025.

Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District announces exceptional drought for second time in history

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter September 23, 2025

The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District announced a Stage 3 Exceptional Drought on Sept. 12, according to a news release from the district.  The groundwater conservation district,...

City, UT researchers conduct ‘first step’ study on microplastics in Austin lakes

City, UT researchers conduct ‘first step’ study on microplastics in Austin lakes

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter September 22, 2025

UT researchers collaborated with the city of Austin to conduct a study on microplastic levels in local lakes and presented their findings to the city on Sept. 3. The team found five times the number...

The outside of the Walter Library at the Jackson School of Geosciences is pictured on Sept. 8, 2025.

Jackson School of Geosciences closes Walter Library, plans to relocate materials

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter September 10, 2025

The dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences announced the closure of the Walter Geology Library in an email to the Jackson School community on Aug. 26.  Library materials, including a vast collection...

A protester holds up a keffiyeh after police leave UT campus on April 29, 2024.

UT-Austin, UT-Dallas student organizations file free speech lawsuit against UT System

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter September 3, 2025

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed a lawsuit against the UT System on behalf of UT-Austin and UT-Dallas student organizations for the system’s compliance with the new Campus Protection...

Students crowd around a station waiting to board a CapMetro bus at the Guadalupe and West Mall UT stop on Aug. 28.

Austin City Council aims to improve public transit times

Emily Krupa, Senior News Reporter September 1, 2025

The Austin City Council approved an interlocal agreement between Capital Metro and the Austin Transportation and Public Works department on Aug. 28 to improve travel time and schedule reliability. The...

US Rep. Lloyd Doggett walking to the front of the classroom in Burdine Hall during the first University Democrats meeting of the fall semester on Aug. 27, 2025.

El representante nacional Lloyd Doggett va potencialmente a abandonar su puesto como congresista en favor del representante nacional Greg Casar

Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Diego Hernandez, Emily Krupa, Isaiah Williams el 28 de agosto de 2025 y traducido al español por Hector Yunta Rico el 29 de agosto de 2025. Dos congresistas...

US Rep. Lloyd Doggett walking to the front of the classroom in Burdine Hall during the first University Democrats meeting of the fall semester on Aug. 27, 2025.

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to potentially step down as congressman, pass torch to U.S. Rep. Greg Casar

Diego Hernandez, Emily Krupa, and Isaiah Williams August 28, 2025

Two Austin congressmen spoke at the University on Wednesday: U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-37, who announced his possible retirement, and the man likely to take his place as UT’s congressional representative,...

New study reveals hydrothermal system in crater created by asteroid that killed dinosaurs lasted 700,000 years

New study reveals hydrothermal system in crater created by asteroid that killed dinosaurs lasted 700,000 years

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter April 22, 2025

  A hydrothermal system near the coast of Mexico, caused by the same asteroid event that killed the dinosaurs, lasted 700,000 years after the impact, according to an April 8 international study...

Study predicts antidepressant efficacy using multiple brain imaging sources, machine learning

Study predicts antidepressant efficacy using multiple brain imaging sources, machine learning

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter April 15, 2025

Considering multiple brain imaging methods and processing the data with machine learning can better predict how a person with depression will respond to antidepressants, according to a March 31 study published...

UT researchers find consideration of brain activity important in predicting memory

UT researchers find consideration of brain activity important in predicting memory

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter April 8, 2025

Considering brain activity is important in predicting whether someone will remember or forget something, according to a March 24 study published by two UT researchers. The study furthers the understanding...

Boxes of flowers line the sidewalk near Littlefield Fountain on Apr. 2.

Impactos de sequía en el campus de UT

Emily Krupa and Iñaki Zamarripa April 8, 2025

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 7 de abril del 2025 por Emily Krupa y fue traducido al español por Iñaki Zamarripa. El Monitor de Sequía de los Estados Unidos publicó...

Boxes of flowers line the sidewalk near Littlefield Fountain on Apr. 2.

Drought impacts on UT campus

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter April 6, 2025

The United States Drought Monitor released a drought map on April 3 showing Travis County in an extreme drought, impacting everything from creeks and aquifers to the plant life on campus. A version...

School of Engineering announces new graduate pharmacoengineering program

School of Engineering announces new graduate pharmacoengineering program

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter March 23, 2025

The Cockrell School of Engineering announced on March 10 a new graduate program aimed to give students multidisciplinary experience in pharmaceutical drug discovery and formulation. The pharmacoengineering...

From left to right, professors Jay Van Bavel, Matthew Levendusky, and Mina Cikara hold a discussion on disagreements moderated by professor Marlone Henderson at the Discourse in Action, Theory, and Democracy event on Mar. 7, 2025. The speakers mention how opposing sides of a disagreement tend to stereotype each other, and how people in reality are usually not as extreme.

Panelists, experts discuss discourse in democracy

Educators and law experts discussed religious freedom, meritocracy and higher education as it relates to democratic societies at “Discourse In Action, Theory, and Democracy” on March 7.   Religion...

UT Child Development Center launches pilot grandparent program

UT Child Development Center launches pilot grandparent program

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter March 2, 2025

When La Trice Wilkins saw an email about a new program in a University child care facility, she immediately jumped at the chance to enroll her granddaughter. Wilkins, an administrative associate for...

Texas baseball fans walk across a pedestrian crossing on Comal Street on Feb. 23, 2025.

La ciudad de Austin completa las mejoras en la calle Comal, mejorando la movilidad peatonal

Emily Krupa  and Valentina Avendaño Figueroa February 25, 2025

Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 23 de febrero de 2025 por Emily Krupa y fue traducido a español por Valentina Avendaño Figueroa. El Departamento de Transporte y Obras Públicas...

Texas baseball fans walk across a pedestrian crossing on Comal Street on Feb. 23, 2025.

City of Austin completes updates to Comal Street, improving pedestrian mobility

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter February 23, 2025

Austin Transportation and Public Works completed improvements to Comal Street on Feb. 12, allowing for safer pedestrian access to nearby UT facilities.  The organization installed pedestrian islands...

UT researchers develop nanoparticle for targeted disease treatment

UT researchers develop nanoparticle for targeted disease treatment

Emily Krupa, General Reporter February 18, 2025

UT-Austin researchers developed a method that uses ultrasound waves to deliver drugs to targeted areas of the body, according to a report released on Feb. 5.  The researchers partnered with UT-San...

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